Brown condemns Rep. Akin’s rape comments

Calls on Missouri congressman to quit Senate race

Senator Scott Brown called on Representative Todd Akin of Missouri Monday to withdraw from the US Senate race in his state, after Akin suggested that women’s bodies can somehow prevent pregnancy in cases of rape.

Brown was among the first prominent Republicans to call for Akin to end his Senate bid. In doing so, Brown jumped ahead of the issue before his ­opponent, Elizabeth Warren, and fellow Democrats began a concerted effort to tie him to the controversy.